Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LANG
Etymology 1
Noun
lang (plural langs)
Abbreviation of language
Etymology 2
Adjective
lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)
(obsolete) long
Anagrams
• Angl.
Proper noun
Lang
An English surname from Old English lang (âlongâ), a nickname for a tall person.
A German surname, a variant of Lange.
A Dutch surname, a variant of de Lange.
A Manchu surname, anglicized from Chinese é, used as a translation of Manchu á šáĄłá ŁáĄ„áĄ áĄ”áĄ (Niohuru, literally âwolfâ) for its homophony with çŒ (âwolfâ).
A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lÇ«ka (âmeadowâ), or perhaps of Celtic cel origin.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A village in Gilan, Iran. From Persian ÙÙÚŻ.
A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.
Anagrams
• Angl.
Source: Wiktionary
Lang, a. & adv.
Definition: Long. [Obs. or Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; âmy left handâ; âleft center fieldâ; âthe left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstreamâ
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